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Central Telephone Company is a telephone operating company owned by Lumen Technologies that provides local telephone service in portions of Florida and Nevada. Its largest market is Las Vegas

History

The company was established in 1971 as a subsidiary of Centel. In 1992, Centel was acquired by Sprint, but the Central Telephone Company retained its corporate name. In 2006, Sprint spun off its local telephone business as Embarq, which was then acquired by CenturyTel (now Lumen Technologies) in 2009.

Sale of North Carolina assets

On August 3, 2021, Lumen announced its sale of its local telephone assets in 20 states to Apollo Global Management, including North Carolina. Lumen will continue to provide ILEC services in Florida and Nevada.

References

1. Brodkin, Jon (2021-08-04). "CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-09-25.

• American companies established in 1971
• Telecommunications companies established in 1971
• Lumen Technologies
• Sprint Corporation
• Communications in Nevada
• Communications in North Carolina
• Telecommunications companies of the United States